Legal Drinking Age In the United States‚ the legal drinking age for all fifty states and the District of Columbia is twenty-one. The drinking age is twenty-one because the government decided this is when a person becomes legally responsible to handle the repercussions of consuming alcohol. The U.S. has the highest legal drinking age in the world. Only four countries in the world have a legal drinking age over eighteen‚ making the US an exception rather than the rule. Some people may argue that
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For example‚ The brain damage sustained when a nine year old drinks alcohol regularly is indisputable and causes irreparable damage. The age is very particular‚ and the drinking age should not be too low or the brain damage could harm future generations. From around 16 or 17 years old and younger‚ both the cognitive restraint and physical brain are not developed enough to allow for proper judgment when it comes
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Should the voting age in UK be changed to 16? Countries such as Austria have implemented this change already. It is natural for changes to take place as they are a sign of progress‚ however some are dedicated to the opinion‚ that allowing young members of society to vote might destabilize the country‚ as young politically unaware people might be easily persuaded and their opinion swayed‚ that they are not motivated to conduct a research in order to have a good understanding and knowledge of their
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Study shows that sixty-four percent of the world’s drivers are teenagers. Because of safety concerns‚ state legislatures are considering changing the minimum driving age from sixteen to eighteen. The driving age should remain the same‚ because driving allows teenagers to transport themselves to and from school or jobs‚ and they are able to obtain necessary responsibility skills. First thing to remember is that many sixteen year olds are very busy. In most cases‚ many students are involved in extracurricular
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Driving is easy. If we know how to drive‚ we might never have any accidents on road. Isn’t this right? No‚ this is wrong. Accidents occur. Therefore‚ to avoid mishaps‚ we need to have some extra driving skills. Advanced Driving Schools step in here‚ to help us in avoiding possible accidents and imparting that extra bit of driving skills. Advanced Driving courses can be taken at any time. Beginners and experienced drivers can enroll in an Advanced Driving School. Schools such as Advanced Driving
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how many of you have talked on your cell phone while driving? 1. I’m pretty sure all of you have. 2. I know I am defiantly guilty of this. B. We all know texting and driving is illegal right? 1. Talking on the phone and driving is just fine. 2. There’s no law in Virginia against this 3. even in states that do have laws about this‚ you still can use wireless devices. 4. So no one really thinks that talking on the phone while driving is dangerous. C. But why not? II
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reduction in the number of regular drinkers‚ I feel the United States law makers should not be more lenient of underage drinkers nor lower the legal drinking age. Reasoning is due to teens not handling alcohol responsibly‚ and thus would be more likely to harm or kill themselves or others. Underage drinking is illegal in the United States; it is dangerous‚ and may lead to alcohol abuse. Respectfully‚ as a teen turns 18 and enters adulthood‚ he or she becomes responsible for their own actions‚ can
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DRUNK DRIVING Drinking and driving is a very serious and dangerous problem. Many people every year are killed or injured because of drunk drivers‚ and almost all of the people who are killed are innocent. The more you drink the more likely you are to have an accident. Driving whilst under the influence of drink is a dangerous situation‚ and the consequences are appalling‚ because you can end up killing someone else‚ losing your own life or even sent to court. Why do people drink while
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Should the Legal Drinking Age be Increased to 21? by Tejvan Pettinger on May 9‚ 2013 in society Readers Question: Evaluate the case for raising the legal drinking age to 21. Will it be more effective than other methods for reducing the harmful effects of alcohol? There are several reasons to be concerned about the over-consumption of alcohol‚ especially amongst young people. In the UK‚ abuse of alcohol has contributed to several social‚ economic and health problems‚ including: Alcohol
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Many young drivers aged 18 have caused many fatal and life threatening accidents. However raising the minimum driving age at which people can drive might reduce this. But is this a benefit to society or are the statistics true? We can help lower these accidents rates if the driving age is raised till the age 21‚ and so that no more kids can get hurt or get serious injured or killed on a free way or by another car crashing into their can. If we do raise the driving age it will be much safer for the
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